The Poultry Podcast Show - #60 - Boosting Poultry Health with Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Postbiotics

In this episode I had the great pleasure of welcoming Dr. Theresia Lavergne to talk about the world of “biotics” and how to use them to overcome some of the main challenges in modern poultry farming. Through her extensive knowledge in the field, Dr. Theresia gave us valuable insights into how we can adopt strategies to control salmonella in poultry at the pre-harvest stage, mainly through the use of prebiotics, probiotics and postbiotics. Furthermore, we discuss how “biotics” can modulate the intestinal microbiota and how their usage can reduce the use of antibiotics in poultry production. 

What you’ll learn:

      ○ Strategies for controlling salmonella in poultry in the pre-harvest phase.

      ○ Use of prebiotics and yeast-based ingredients

      ○ Impact of technological advances on the analysis of poultry intestinal microbiota 

      ○ Adaptations after reducing antibiotic use in the poultry industry

      ○ Potential use of products to control infections, such as Campylobacter and Clostridia

Meet the guest

Dr. Theresia Lavergne

Experience

      ○ Senior Technical Service Manager at Natural Biologics

Background

      ○ Ph.D., Non-Ruminant Nutrition (Louisiana State University)

      ○ M.Sc., Non-Ruminant Nutrition (Mississippi State University)

      ○ B.Sc., Animal and Dairy Science (Auburn University)

Connect with our guest on Social Media: LinkedIn